On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 15:56, Dave Robillard wrote: > I don't think I could possibly care less who uses 'linux audio'. I > don't really think anyone else here should either - we should be aiming > to build the best system possible, period. Not saying "look! popular > software the people pay money for does this; therefore we must too!"
I'm with a company trying to make money off of linux audio. While I enjoy the technical/academic discursion (though lots get the subject-line only review! %), I'd like to think this list could support those who mix the market with idealism.... like, well, me. > If anything, we should be looking at the proprietary music software > world to make sure we avoid repeating their mistakes (ridiculous > duplication of effort, lock-in, and horrid UIs for example), not > duplicating them just because. (Not to say we can't take positive > things from that world too though) Should I drop off the list? I ain't the same 'we' you are, I guess. While it's true that the proprietary world has made lots of bad s/w, we in the biz have also made lots of great stuff. If y'all care (and I think you should) the best way to encourage the proprietary folks to adopt and put energy into open source efforts is to focus on libraries and not apps. Another good opportunity is dedicated Linux devices (what I am working on at Muse Research). These have much more promise than getting folks off their desktop environments and familiar desktop apps. I could go on and on about this, but I gotta get back to work... mo
